Charles Wooten & Wife To Lewis Thomas Deed 12 August 1785
(Transcribed by Joan S Dunn)
Deed Book 1 A Page 456, & 457
Charles Wooten & Wife To Lewis Thomas
Deed for 242 acres lands
This indenture made the 12 day of August & in the 10th year of American
Independency one thousand seven hundred & eighty five Between Charles Wooten of
Batie County & State of No. Carolina, planter, of the one part & Lewis Thomas of
Duplin County & State aforesaid, planter, of the other part witnesseth, that he
the said Charles Wooten for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred pounds
current money of this State to him in hand paid at the ensealing & delivering of
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged & the said Charles
Wooten he the said Lewis Thomas doth exonerate acquit & discharge & hath bargained
granted & sold & by these presence doth fully & absolutely grant bargain sell
alien convey & confirm unto him the said Lewis Thomas his heirs and assigns forever,
a certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in Duplin County & butted & bounded
as follows Viz. on the head of the Grove Swamp. Begining at an ash on the main
run of the said swamp, runing thence No. 11 Wt. 243 poles to a pine, thence No. 79
Et. 160 poles to a stake between a pine & a black jack, thence So. 11 Et. 242 poles
to a stake about ten poles from the run of said swamp, thence up the same to the
begining, and containing in the whole two hundred & forty two acres of land, together
with all houses & buildings thereon contained. To have & to hold the said tract of
land & premises above mentioned & all & singular the appurtenances profits &
hereditaments with all woods & all previledges thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining to him the said Lewis Thomas his heirs & assigns forever, & I the said
Charles Wooten & Ann my wife do hereby for ourselves our heirs executors admninstrators
& assigns covenant premise grant to and with the said Lewis Thomas his heirs & assigns,
that I the said Charles Wooten & Ann my wife at the time of ensealing & delivering
hereof am the true sole & lawfull owner of the said tract of land and premises above
mentioned & have in ourselves good right full power and lawfull authority to grant
bargain & sell the same in manner aforesaid & that the said Lewis Thomas his heirs &
assigns shall and may from time to time & at all times forever hereafter lawfully
peacebly & quietly have hold use occupy possess & enjoy the said tract of land &
premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging without any let suit trouble
disturbance or interruption of us the said Charles Wooten & Ann my wife our heirs
executors administrators or assigns or of any other person or persons whatsoever,
claiming by from or under us or of any of us & that the said tract of land premiseds
at the day hereof on & so shall remain & forever continue & be unto him the said Lewis
Thomas his heirs & assigns forever, free & clear & freely & clearly acquitted
exonerated & discharged of and from all manner of former or other gifts grants
bargains leases mortgages will intails jointures rents & arrearages of rents quit
rents & widows dowers & all other incumbrances whatsoever, & the said Charles Wooten
for himself his heirs executors administrators doth covenant promise grant & agree
to & with the said Lewis Thomas in manner & form following Viz. that he the said
Charles Wooten & his heirs shall & will at the request of & at the proper cost &
charges of the said Lewis Thomas at any time or times when thereunto demanded make
perform acknowledge & execute or cause or suffer to be made acknowledged preformed
& executed, all and every such act & act deed & deeds which the said Lewis Thomas
his heirs executors administrators or assigns, or his or their Councel learned in
the law shall be advised or required, better and further assuring & sure making &
establishing the said land unto the said Lewis Thomas his heirs executors
administrators & assigns forever. In whereof the said Charles Wooten & Ann his
wife hath hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year of ouf Lord above written.
Charles Wooten
Ann Wooten
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
Jhonathan Thomas
Deborah Phips
State of No. Carolina Duplin County October Term 1787.
Then was the within deed proved in open Court by the Oath of Deborah Phips & ordered
to be registered.
Test W. Dickson, C. C.
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